Casting Bits: Sam Worthington in ‘Drift;’ Johnny Knoxville Not in ‘The Three Stooges’

Posted on Thursday, March 17th, 2011 by Russ Fischer

Sam Worthington is going back to Australia. The actor is set to star in Drift, a surfing drama that will be co-directed by Morgan O’Neill and Ben Nott from a script by Morgan O’Neill.

The film is set in 1972 and follows “brothers who start a new life in a remote Australian coastal town. There they contend with suspicious locals and ruthless bikers as they struggle to kick-start a business from their greatest passion — surfing.” Sounds like a pretty old-school film in some way — if the brothers end up knocking heads it could feel like a real drive-in surfing picture. Might be fun. [Variety]

Meanwhile, after the break, The Three Stooges don’t have a starting stooge after all. Read More »

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Paramount Developing ‘First Man’ and ‘Mustache Riders’ For Johnny Knoxville and ‘Jackass’ Crew

Posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 by Germain Lussier

Mere days before the mega-hit Jackass 3D (without the D) hits DVD and Blu-ray, Paramount is taking steps to make sure they remain in the Jackass business. First up, they’ve purchased a pitch called First Man which will star Johnny Knoxville as a rowdy guy whose wife is elected President of the United States. Second, they’re revamping a previously purchased project called Mustache Riders that follows three crooks who search for buried treasure with a “grizzled old outlaw.” The three crooks would be played by Knoxville, Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn while the outlaw would be Willie Nelson. You can’t make this stuff up. Read more about both films after the break. Read More »